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De Médée À La Sorcière : Reconstruction D’Un Mythe Par Michelet, Caroline Strobbe

The Coastal Review

In La Sorcière, Jules Michelet uses the strength and the myth of the Medea character, which had already fascinated Corneille. In the second part of his work, Michelet creates nominative witches after authentic texts. In the first part, he creates an allegoric witch on the Medea model: the Woman, a victim of arbitrariness, injustice and repression, rises up against her oppressors, figuring the march of Humanity towards Enlightenment and Liberty. The analogies between the Witch and Medea are therefore numerous and necessary, since they help to render the defense of the oppressed against the oppressor. Would the somber Medea, …

Communicating With The Past Via Javier Cercas’ Las Leyes De La Frontera, Bobby D. Nixon

The Coastal Review

Cercas’ protagonist, Gafitas, narrates his memories of being a member of "el Zarco's" youth gang in the barrio chino of Girona during the summer of 1978, from the vantage point of the early 2000s. The novel is simultaneously viewed through the intertextual lens of José Antonio de la Loma’s cycle of quinqui films based on the life of the famous Catalan delinquent, El Vaquilla, Juan José Moreno Cuenca. There is renewed interest in these films from the Transition period of the late 1970s and early 1980s, with the success of this novel and director Daniel Monzón's film based on Cercas’ …

Native Versus Non-Native Speaker Teachers’ Perceptions About English Varieties In Designing/Developing Efl Curriculum Development, Mohamed A. Mekheimer

The Coastal Review

This study seeks to identify the perceptions of teachers, native speakers, and non-native speakers in terms of the influence of teaching varieties of English on EFL curriculum development and teaching designs and which of these factors could predict how the English curriculum should be developed for a particular variety and culture. Using the Teaching Varieties Influence Survey (TVIS), this study introspected 126 respondents of native-speaker teachers (NESTs) and non-native-speaker teachers (non-NESTs) to reflect their views using t-tests, correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. General findings from this study revealed no statistically significant differences in the two samples’ …

On The Uniqueness Of Continuation Of A Partially Defined Metric, Evgeniy Petrov

Theory & Applications of Graphs

The problem of continuation of a partially defined metric can be efficiently studied using graph theory. Let G=G(V,E) be an undirected graph with the set of vertices V and the set of edges E. A necessary and sufficient condition under which the weight w : E → R⁺ on the graph G has a unique continuation to a metric d : V x V → R⁺ is found.

On Rainbow Cycles And Proper Edge Colorings Of Generalized Polygons, Matt Noble

Theory & Applications of Graphs

An edge coloring of a simple graph G is said to be proper rainbow-cycle-forbidding (PRCF, for short) if no two incident edges receive the same color and for any cycle in G, at least two edges of that cycle receive the same color. A graph G is defined to be PRCF-good if it admits a PRCF edge coloring, and G is deemed PRCF-bad otherwise. In recent work, Hoffman, et al. study PRCF edge colorings and find many examples of PRCF-bad graphs having girth less than or equal to 4. They then ask whether such graphs exist having girth greater than …

The Relationships Between Flow, Mathematics Self-Efficacy, And Mathematics Anxiety Among International Undergraduate Students In The United States, Samah Abduljabbar

Dissertations

Problem

A worldwide problem, math anxiety is defined as an anxious state with an unpleasant feeling of tension characterized by fear of failing to achieve mathematics targets. Psychologically, math anxiety involves anxiety, tension, discomfort, nervousness, fear, shock, and insecurity. Math anxiety has been perceived as a key influencer of reduced math achievement, and avoidance of math-related careers. On the other hand, abilities, flow, interests, and psychological conditions contribute to student mathematics success. Belief in one's ability to perform a specific task boosts self-efficacy, which has been studied widely as a predictor of student academic performance. When students are interested in, …

Job Stress And Spiritual Well-Being As Correlates Of Quality Of Life Among K-12 Administrators In Seventh-Day Adventist Schools In The North American Division, John Allen Chen

Dissertations

Problem and Purpose

Research shows that K-12 administrators experience a great deal of stress. This is also true of Adventist principals (Ledesma, 2011). Some suggest improved spirituality and quality of life can alleviate or manage stress. This study examines the interrelationship between job stress, spiritual well-being, and quality of life among principals in SDA elementary and secondary schools.

Conceptual Framework and Research Design

Three major constructs guided this study: job stress, spiritual well-being, and quality of life. I theorized that higher stress would negatively correlate with quality of life and spiritual well-being. The literature shows that not all principals experience …

Understanding Secularized People Of Metro Manila: A Case Study Approach For A Contextualized Urban Ministry Strategy, Ermela T. Dizon

Dissertations

Problem

Secularization shapes people's thinking, feeling, and behaving in the cities. Yearly, there is a rise in the number of de-religionized or secularized people in cities of the world who engage in pursuits of materialism and show declining interest in religion. Sociologists and missiologists postulate about the spectrum of secularity and the variety of secularism in different context. Since Metro Manila is one of the world's top highly urbanized and densely populated cities, the Seventh-day Adventist Church encounters challenges in reaching its secularized people. It is a new turf for the church. Pastors trained for rural settings may not understand …

The Correlation Between Childhood Sexual Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, And Sexual Revictimization On North America Emerging Adult Females' Romantic Relationship Satisfaction With Spiritual Well-Being And Post-Traumatic Growth As Mediators, Sara C. Ward

Dissertations

Problem

Emerging adulthood is a time of great adjustment, in both personal and relational terms. One of emerging adulthood's most important developmental tasks includes the excitement of intimate romantic relationships (Shulman & Connolly, 2013). These intimate romantic relationships can involve sexual as well as emotional intimacy (Fisher, 2006). When there has been sexual abuse in childhood, the perception of self and others is maladaptive and damaging, increasing one's chance of experiencing sexual revictimization and intimate partner violence (Williams et al., 2010). This can greatly influence romantic relationship satisfaction. There are very few references to strength- based trauma mediators in the …

Religiosity, Family Sexual Communication & Gender As Predictors Of Attitudes Toward Oral Sex Among College/University Students In The United States, Antoinette Napier

Dissertations

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether religiosity, family sexual communication and gender were predictors of attitudes toward oral sex among college/university students in the United States.

Method

Participants completed several surveys, which measured participants' personal religiosity, family sexual communication, and attitudes toward oral sex. A path analysis model was used to analyze the relationship between the proposed variables.

Results

The path analysis hypothesized model resulted in a poor fit for the data. The model was respecified by removing three items which showed weak beta weights. The respecified model produced a good fit for the data. The …

Teaching Shante Curtelia Dominique Ophelia Brown Johnson : An Autoethnography Of A Black Male, Seventh-Day Adventist, Jazz Avant-Garde Artist, Michael Gayle

Dissertations

Leadership is part and parcel of societies and cultures. Leadership research can provide understanding that in turn provides knowledge, resources and growth opportunities for leaders. Leadership may be understood from a personal perspective as being bound up with identity. As I examine myself as a person and as a leader, I realize that several identities are prominent: Black male identity, Christian identity, jazz avant-garde artistic identity. Each of those identities have features that contribute to leadership.

The purpose of this study is to describe and explore leadership experiences of a Black male, from the Seventh-day Adventist Christian tradition who is …

Space Maintenance In The Primary And Mixed Dentitions, Giovana Anovazzi Medeiros Dds, Msc, Phd, Chia-En Tsai Dds, James R. Boynton Dds, Ms

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Primary teeth serve many critical functions in the growing child: they allow for proper chewing function for appropriate diet and nutrition, help in speech production and development, promote self-esteem, and importantly preserve space for eruption of the succedaneous permanent dentition. Premature loss of a primary molar can cause a loss of arch perimeter and negatively impact the normal eruption path of premolars. Space maintenance is an approach to minimize or prevent untoward consequences after unavoidable loss of a primary molar. Several types of space maintainers can be used to preserve arch length, including fixed unilateral space maintainers, such as the …

Dentistry And The Law: How Does An ‘Assignment Of Benefits’ Work?, Dan Schulte Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The use of an assignment of benefits form in dental practice is explored in this article, with a focus on its potential benefits and limitations. This form allows patients to assign their dental plan benefits to the provider, enabling direct payment for services. However, its acceptance by dental plans varies and is often subject to state and federal regulations. While assignment of benefits offers a pathway to independent fee setting and potential billing for any balance exceeding benefits, legal and regulatory considerations must be addressed to fully implement this approach.

Advocacy Spotlight: Mda’S Legislative Priorities For 2023, Neema Katibai Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

This article outlines the Michigan Dental Association's (MDA) legislative priorities for the year 2023. The MDA focuses on various key issues, including dental loss ratio, network leasing transparency, teledentistry policy, the state budget's impact on dental services, increasing the dental workforce, and addressing student debt relief. These priorities aim to advocate for the dental profession, enhance patient care, and ensure the dental community's well-being.

Exploring Academic Libraries' Core Values, Julia K. Nims

Faculty Scholarship 2023

Many academic libraries create mission and vision statements to communicate their purpose, priorities, and aspirations to both internal and external stakeholders. Core values, which express a library’s guiding principles or behaviors, are often included as part of these foundational documents. However, while there is already a significant and growing body of literature examining academic library mission and vision statements, such as their inclusion of specific library roles or functions, far less attention has been paid to libraries’ core values. To better understand these public declarations of convictions, the core values from 24 academic libraries in Michigan and Ohio were collected …

يطلق عليها "خمّارة" – مجمع معاصر نبيذ من الفترة البيزنطية في يڤنه / It’S A “Hangover”: The Winepress Complex Of Byzantine Yavne, Mor Viezel, Hagit Torge

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

The large-scale salvage excavation at Yavne unearthed the industrial area of the site, including seven winepresses, most of them of the complex type. Near the winepresses, a system of storerooms and access roads was revealed. The industrial area dates from the beginning of the Byzantine period to the beginning of the Early Islamic period (fourth–eighth centuries CE), reaching a peak in the sixth century CE. This article presents the elements comprising the winepresses, their uniqueness and stages of development. Based on the architectural elements of the winepresses, and their good state of preservation, new insights regarding wine production processes and …

Cornerstone Journal Of Archaeological Sites Volume 12 • December 2023 The City Of Rahat And Its Archaeological Surroundings-Front Matter, Cornerstone Twelve

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

Front Matter

تضاريس البيئة المحيطة بالموقع الأثري في رهط / The Geomorphology Of Rahat And Its Environs, Nimrod Wieler

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

The site of Rahat, located on the northern fringes of the Be’er Sheva‘ Valley, yielded a wealth of findings, including walls, floors, mosaics, tunnels, retaining walls and agricultural and subterranean facilities. This report aims at describing the geotechnical properties of the bedrock and soil units at the site and the region, used in the construction of the large variety of buildings and infrastructure. The report also considers the possible water sources that supported the agricultural facilities. The sediments in the area of Rahat point to a loess-based stratigraphy, including anthrosols, powdery sandy loess units and carbonate loess. The site’s stratigraphy …

ولادة الديانة المسيحية وانهيارها في شمال النقب / The Rise And Fall Of Christianity In The Northern Negev, Noe David Michael, Oren Shmueli, Elena Kogan-Zehavi

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

Over a period of approximately 1000 years, from the Hellenistic to the Early Islamic period, the northern Negev underwent many changes. During the Byzantine period, the population of the northern Negev reached its peak in terms of number of inhabitants and settlements. By the mid-fifth century CE, the majority of the local population was Christian; however, at no point in time was only one religion practiced in this region, as classical and other forms of paganism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and different combinations thereof, were practiced simultaneously. This paper considers the change in the religion of the local population, focusing …

علم الآثار ومشاريع التطوير في مدينة رهط / Archaeology And Modern Development In Rahat, Omry Barzilai, Svetlana Tallis

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

Recently, Rahat has undergone significant development in anticipation of the expansion of the city, including the establishment of new residential neighborhoods, industrial and commercial areas, and educational institutions. As a result, dozens of previously unknown archaeological sites were discovered, revealing the magnificent and fascinating past of this city. The many archaeological excavations conducted in and around Rahat, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), revealed sites dating from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, including farmhouses, monasteries, churches, mosques, estates, an industrial area and cemeteries. The excavation at Rahat (South) unearthed special findings from the Early Islamic period, …

قضاء بئر السبع وشبكة العلاقات بين قرى الجنوب والساحل الفلسطيني رهط المدينة العربية وكنوزها الأثرية / Bir Al-Saba’ And Its Networking With Southern Palestine And The Coastal Villages: The Arab City Of Rahat And Its Archaeological Treasures, Mansour Nasasra

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

This article addresses historical and social issues concerning the Arabs of the Neqab and the Bir al-Saba’ district since 1900, through the Ottoman and British periods and the post-Nakba period, until the establishment of the city of Rahat in 1972. It also sheds light on the historical relationship between the districts of Bir al-Saba’ and Gaza while relating to social, economic and geopolitical connections. The data presented is based on central themes published in the book “The Naqab Bedouin: A Century of Politics and Resistance” (Columbia University Press, New York), including archival materials from Istanbul, Jerusalem, London and Oxford, and …

المساجد المبكرة والمزرعة من رهط وأسلمة المناطق الريفية / Early Mosques And A Farmhouse In Rahat And The Islamization Of The Countryside, Jon Seligman

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

The excavation of small hamlets and farmhouses at Rahat, in the northern Negev, uncovered two modest mosques, each measuring around 6 × 5 m and including a prayer niche (miḥrab) that protrudes from their southern wall toward Mecca. Dating to the Umayyad and early Abbasid periods, the structures constitute the first rural mosques in the northern Negev. While mosques were a familiar feature in contemporary cities, they scarcely appear in the countryside, where Islam spread out in a gradual, drawn-out process. The discovery of the Rahat mosques indicates that Islam reached this part of the countryside rather early. The question …

تغلغل الإسلام في الأراضي المقدسة النائية - منظر أثري من النقب / The Penetration Of Islam To The Remote Holy Land: An Archaeological View From The Negev, Gideon Avni

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

Several mosques were recently associated with the widespread settlement network that existed in the Negev Highlands from the sixth to the eighth century CE. These include mosques that were built in urban settlements or adjacent to rural ones, and mosques that served the Negev Highlands’ nomadic populations. The chronological framework of the early mosques, their connection to dated settlements, and the formal relations between the earlier sites and the mosques, seem to point to a gradual penetration of Islam into southern Palestine rather than a swift adoption of canonical Islam in the wake of a single wave of conquest.

تغيرات الاستيطان في رهط بفترة الانتقال من المسيحية إلى الإسلام الاستنتاجات الأولية من نتائج التنقيبات / Settlement Diversity In Rahat In The Period Of Transition From Christianity To Islam: Preliminary Conclusions, Oren Shmueli, Elena Kogan-Zehavi, Noe David Michael

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

In 2022, a salvage excavation conducted south of the city of Rahat, prior to the establishment of a new neighborhood, uncovered remains dating from the Byzantine (fifth–seventh centuries CE) and Early Islamic (eighth–ninth centuries CE) periods. Several farmhouses dating to the late Byzantine period were uncovered, including a nearby church. At the end of the Byzantine period, the farmhouses were abandoned, the area of the church was reduced, and a winepress was built within it, until it too was finally abandoned. At the beginning of the Umayyad period, the area was resettled: agricultural estates were built and inhabited by an …

أسس الحفاظ والتخطيط لتطوير المواقع الأثرية في مدينة رهط / Conservation Planning Of The Archaeological Sites Uncovered At Rahat, Hodaia Alon, Ram Shoef

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

In the archaeological excavations near Rahat, several building complexes were uncovered, including monasteries, churches, settlement remains and agricultural farms dating from the Byzantine period, as well as mosques, dwellings and agricultural installations from the Early Islamic period. Five of these complexes were singled out as being of particular interest to the public and having the potential of becoming a touristic heritage site: a monastery, a church, two mosques, a palace and a mansion. The conservation plan aimed at the development of a recreational area, while preserving the archaeological remains within the residential neighborhoods, maintaining a connection between the local community …

المبنى الجيولوجي وتأثيره على الجريان السطحي والزراعة القديمة في النقب / Geological Constraints Of Ancient Runoff Agriculture In The Negev, Nimrod Wieler, Noe David Michael, Oren Shmueli, Elena Kogan-Zehavi, Yotam Tepper, Yotam Asscher

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

A wealth of ancient runoff-agriculture (ARA) installations was documented in southern Israel. The viability of ancient runoff farming across different climatic regions and geological settings suggests an efficient exploitation of the local surrounding substrates (e.g., loess soil, rocky slopes). The present study considers new data, as well as previously published materials, from two desert sites: Shivṭa, in the Negev Highlands, and Rahat, in the Be’er Sheva‘ Valley. The Comparison between these two regions allows a better understanding of the distribution of ancient agricultural installations in relation to different geological constraints over different climatic regions. Applying geo-archaeological field surveys, supported by …

العمارة الدينية كمؤشر للانتقال من المسيحية إلى الإسلام على ضوء نتائج تنقيبات رهط / Religious Architecture As A Characteristic Of The Transition From Christianity To Islam In Light Of The Excavations At Rahat, Elena Kogan-Zehavi, Oren Shmuel, Noe David Michael

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

In 2022, a s salvage excavation was carried out in the south of the city of Rahat prior to the construction of a new neighborhood. Six sites were uncovered ( about 200 dunams in area) that join other similar sites in the northern Negev, which attest to the rural character of the region at the end of the Byzantine period. Monasteries, churches and agricultural farmhouses were built in the region, indicating that the area was inhabited by Christians starting at the early Byzantine period. The picture that emerges from the excavations at Rahat is of a continuous settlement that spanned …

أسطورة "الأراضي العذراء" وتطور المشاهد الطبيعية والزراعية في جنوب بلاد الشام خلال الفترات القديمة المتأخرة / Landscapes As Palimpsest: The “Ancient Lands” Myth And The Evolution Of Agricultural Landscapes In The Southern Levant In Late Antiquity, Gideon Avni

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

Thousands of photographs scattered in archives across the globe depict the countryside landscapes of Syria-Palestine since the mid-nineteenth century. In addition, aerial photography in the Near East, much developed since World War I, became a useful tool for archaeologists, providing new angles for evaluating the location and distribution of ancient sites and their surrounding agricultural or steppe landscapes. These landscapes were usually understood by early travellers and explorers to reflect the authentic biblical or New Testament sceneries. Modern scholarship has occasionally adopted this approach, linking between the traditional agricultural landscapes of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the remains …

آثار رهط مشروع تعليمي يعتمد نموذج التعلم المكاني وهو ملائم للمجتمع العربي وطلاب مدينة رهط / The “Antiquities Of Rahat” Educational Project: An Informal Learning Model For The Arab Society And Local School Students, Racheli Dagan

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

In January–August 2022, a salvage excavation was conducted in the city of Rahat, exposing remains dating from the Late Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic and late Ottoman periods. The excavation results shed light on the first years of Islamic rule in the south of the country. The excavations at Rahat (South) aroused great curiosity among the local residents of Rahat and its vicinity, mainly following the discovery of a mansion dating from about 1200 years ago, the first of its kind in the Negev to date to the Early Islamic period, and a local mosque, one of the oldest in the …

وادي فخر – دير ومزرعة من الفترة البيزنطية في شمال النقب / Naḥal Peḥar: A Monastery And Farm From The Byzantine Period In The Northern Negev, Nir Shimshon Paran

Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية)

Within the settlement of Giv‘ot Bar, north of Be’er Sheva‘, two excavation seasons were conducted, revealing a monastery (Area A) and a farmhouse (Area B) dated to the Byzantine period. The monastery (33 ׳ 38 m) comprised a central building, service rooms, a winepress and an open courtyard. The central building was entered from the south through the courtyard. The opening, which was blocked by a rounded stone, led to the refectory (dining room; R5), the ceiling of which was supported by four pillars that in-turn supported arches. The roof of the refectory was made of tiles. Beneath the refectory …